Weather in Moscow in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Moscow in February
The temperature in February is +27°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +34°F during the day and a minimum of -2°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +34°F to +30°F.
Is Moscow warm or cold in February?
Moscow is typically cold in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +23°F to +25°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +14°F to +12°F.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
February is one of the coolest months in Moscow, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Moscow in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +23°F | +25°F | +36°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -33°F | -31°F | -18°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +45°F | +45°F | +64°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 1 mm | 1 mm | 7 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 83% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 16 | 13 | 11 | ||||
February weather is still as ok as in January. It’s getting warmer as February arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +23°F to +25°F during the day. The rainfall amount in February stays the same as in the previous month with a 1 mm of total precipitation. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 86% to 83%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Moscow is gradually increasing during February, going from 3 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
Here’s how February is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last February in Moscow?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Moscow in February has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+43°F) and the highest in 2020 (+52°F). The driest year was 2014 with only 262 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1980 with 601 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Moscow, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.